OBITUARY: Fred Storment

Fred Storment of Corona, Calif., (former resident) passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 27, 2013, at the age of 79 of cardiac arrest.

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The Daily Register - Harrisburg, IL

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Posted May. 8, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Updated May 8, 2013 at 12:17 PM

Posted May. 8, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Updated May 8, 2013 at 12:17 PM

CORONA, Calif.

Fred Storment of Corona, Calif., (former resident) passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 27, 2013, at the age of 79 of cardiac arrest.

Fred was born May 17, 1933, in Walnut Hill in Marion County Illinois, son of Fred and Audrey (Myers) Storment. He left the area at 17 years old for the army where he was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division as a light weapon infantry man, rifle machine gunner, then 60 mm mortar in that order. He rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant and was also a Platoon Sergeant. Fred was in the military from July 1950 to May 1955; most of it in the Far East, Japan and Korea. He was wounded in Korea on May 18, 1951 on his 18th birthday. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal with 1 Bronze Star and National Defense Service Medal. Fred was very proud of his service to his country and especially of being chosen a “Soldier of the Month.”

Fred worked 32 years in the insurance field, retiring as a claims supervisor in San Francisco, Calif., Financial District. He and his wife Mary were members of St. Mel’s Catholic Church in Norco, Calif.

Services were held at St. Mel’s Catholic Church in Norco, Calif., at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2013, by the Rev. Declan Fogarty, pastor. Fred was a member of the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Color Guard who presided at the services.

Interment followed in the Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif., with full military honors with 21 gun salute and taps.